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Visit the NASA Education Website. You'll discover a wealth of information for students and educators. Find current opportunities, education-related feature stories and information about other NASA education projects.

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Items You Don't Want to Miss!

Big Mars Rover for Big Mars Science!

Mars Education program lesson plans include elements of inquiry based learning that are aligned to the National Standards and problem-based learning.

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Students watch an engineering model of the Mars Science Laboratory maneuver over simulated Mars rocks

NASA Summer of Innovation Themed Camps

Find examples of one-day, two-day and week-long programs that provide an appropriate learning progression.

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NASA's Digital Learning Network Virtual Visits

NASA Digital Learning Network™ Virtual Visits

This is an opportunity for 4th - 12th grade teachers who are looking for a way to connect their students with NASA experts.

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Announcements

NASA Announces 2012 Summer Of Innovation Project

NASA's third annual Summer of Innovation project is underway. The project is providing hands-on learning opportunities for middle school students and educators through NASA-unique science, technology, engineering and mathematics educational activities during the summer school break. SoI is a key component of the agency's broader education program to increase student interest in STEM courses, particularly among those in underserved sectors of the academic community.

SoI 2012 is multi-faceted and features a variety of engagement activities offered by NASA's 10 centers located across the country. SoI 2012 also will continue several STEM summer programs developed by NASA's national SoI partners during 2010 and 2011.

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SoI includes a competitive "mini-grant" component to assist small education and outreach organizations in providing NASA-themed STEM content to middle school students or teachers through existing summer or afterschool programs.

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